Barbara J. Barry
Barbara J. Barry has an International MBA from Institut Superior de Gestion (ISG), Paris, France, a Master of Education degree in Adult Education and a Bachelor of Education from the University of British Columbia, and a Certified Director (ICD.D) from Rotman School of Business at the University of Toronto.
Barbara is currently a Sessional Faculty member at University Canada West teaching courses in communications.
She brings a real-world perspective to communication instruction, and believes it is important to understand the fundamentals of communications theory, and also how best to apply them in a world where media, technology and human interaction are undergoing rapid change.
Expertise and Experience
Barbara is an award-winning communications professional with over 25 years of international experience at the highest levels of government, business and academia. She is also a trained educator and media spokesperson.
She has held several key government, corporate and communication consulting roles throughout her career, including:
- Director, Asia Pacific, Thompson Reuters Investor Relations (Wall Street, New York)
- Director, Communications, Office of the Prime Minister of Canada (PCO, Ottawa, Ontario)
- Senior Communications Advisor, Smith & Harroff Public Relations (Washington, DC, USA)
- Director, Communications, TXU Energy (Fortune 200 Company in Dallas, Texas, USA)
- Director, Communications and Public Education, BC Securities Commission (Vancouver, BC)
- Policy Advisor, Remote Education, BC Minister of Advanced Education and Job Training (Victoria)
- Director, Communications and Marketing, West Coast Seniors Housing Mgmt. (Vancouver, BC)
- Faculty Member, Communications Department, Kwantlen Polytechnique University (Surrey, BC)
- Executive Advisor, Communications and Investor Relations (UBC’s Hatch Incubator/Accelerator)
- Strategic Communications Consultant to more than 25 Canadian, American, Asian and European companies (sectors include natural resources, bio pharma and software technology)
Awards
- Public Relations Society of America Award for Best Crisis Communications (TXU Energy)
Volunteer Activity
- Public Board Member, BC Real Estate Council (Vancouver, BC)
- Trustee, Canadian Museum of Nature (Ottawa, Ontario)
- Board Member, North American Indigenous Games Society (Cowichan, BC)
- Board Member, UBC Thunderbirds Golf Society (Vancouver, BC)
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